I have had good results with Traxxas fuel.It ran nice and cool and left a good smoke trail.I got 13 gallons out of a engine using nothing but Traxxas.I think that each individual engine may like diffefent fuel.Some engines will run good with Traxxas and some wont.I had one engine that hated Byrons fuel,while others loved it.The color of the fuel has absolutely nothing to do with the quality.I will agree that Blue Thunder is not that great,but there are several pink and red fuels that arent worth a crap in particular engines.You have to find what fuel runs good in YOUR vehicle.Just because Sidewinder works good for me doesnt mean its going to work good for you.If the fuel is black and runs good in your engine,then run it.